Lace-fastening device for shoes, gloves, and the like.



J. T. DRESLER. LACE FASTENING DEWGE FOR SHOES, GLOVES, AND THE LIKE.APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1912.

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JOEL 'r. nnnsnnn, or SALEM, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HA LF To cnantnsn.

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LACE-FASTENING DEVICE FOR SHOES, GLOVES, AND THE LIKE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1 5, 1913 Application filed June 17, 1912 Serial No.704,150.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it .known that 1', Joan T. Dnnspnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salem, in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia, haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in Lace-Fastening Devicesfor Shoes, Gloves, and the Like, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. v Myinvention relates to new and useful improvements in fastenings forshoes, gloves and the like and more particularly to a fastening devicefor the lace therefor and my object is to provide s. device which willsecurely and positively retain a lace in its effective position afterthe latter has been drawn to bring the ends of the article together. e

A further object of the invention resides in providing a device which'isparticularly adapted for use in connection with a shoe or 'love whereina single lace is required to raw the same to its closed position andanother object is to provide a device which may be quickly and readilyoperated.

A still further object resides in providing a device which is extremelysimple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and onewhich will be very efiioient and useful in operation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangementof parts aswill. be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in'the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1is a perspective view of a shoe showing my device applied to usethereon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section through the lace fastening deviceon the shoe. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the lace securing deviceremoved.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in whichsimilar reference thereto, the U-shaped eyelets or keepers 2,

what is known as the vamp thereof is an additional keeper or eyelet 3.similar to the keepers 2, which isarrang'ed to project between thereferredto-edges ofthe upper, and engaged with this latter keeper oreyelet 3 is one end of a lacing cord 4, said cord being also. disposedthrough the staggered keepers or eyelets 2. My invention primarilycontemplates th provision of a means for securing the lacing cord afterthe same has drawn the upper to its closed position, and to this end, Iprovide a sleeve-like body portion 5 which is provided with 'ashank 6riveted or other- .wise secured to the top portion oft-he upper.

The bore 7 of this body portion 5 is threaded and extends for a portionof the length of saidjbody to communicate with a trans verse channel 8,said channel being adapted to receive therethrough theend of the lacingcord l. A buttonhead or the like 9. which has the peripheral edgethereof milled for obvious purposes, is provided with a threaded shank10 which is adapted to be engaged with the threaded bore 7 of the body 5and it will be appreciated that by turning this button head 9 in onedirection, the free end of said shank .10 maycommunicate with the lacingcord 4 and secure the same against further movement in the body.

In practice, it will be seen that after the lacing cord has been oncepositioned iii-the shoe, as shown in Fig. 1, it will not be necessary toremove said cord from the various devices on the shoe in applying theshoe to the foot or removing the same therefrom. After the lacing cordhas been drawn to close the upper tightly about the foot, it is onlynecessary to turn the button head 9 to secure said cord against movementand the free end of said cord may be allowed to hang below the fasteningdevice or \entered in the upper end of the shoe. When it is desired toremove the shoe from the foot, it is only necessary to turn the buttonhead 9 in the opposite direction and the tension. of-

head 9 with the sh anl: 10 forming a securing means for the lacingcord'in the device, the

outer end of the body portion 5 is flared at,

its peripheral edge as shown at 11, while a the same to said portion 11of the body,

vent the loss of this securing this connection it ous changes in form,proportlon and in the body member, and means cooperating with said bodymember and the which is loosely mounted on head of said adjusting screwto prevent the the body portionfi is provided with arms 13 which havetheinouter ends engaged with the under face of t e button head 9.1 Thusas the button head 9 is turned, the ring memher 12 with the arms 13thereon will'likewise be turned, and the outward "movement of saidbutton head will be limited by the-contact of said ring member 12 withthe flared whichwill obviously prevent the total disengagement of theshank 10 with the body 5 and thereby pres means. particularly describedmy device as being used in connectionlwith a shoe, it will be readilyunderstood thatit may also be equally well adapted for use in connectionwith a glove or the like and in might be stated that varibody member. av

2. A lace fastening device comprising a .sleeve like" body memberprovided with a transverse channel adjacent one end thereof, anadjusting screw extending longitudinally through said body member andadaptedto enter the transverse channel thereof, a ring encircling saidbody member, arms connecting said'ring with the head of said adjustingscrew,- and means formed on said body member to prevent the removal ofsaid ring therefrom, j

3. The combination with h an article of manufacture, and a lacing cordtherefor; of a sleeve-like body member applied to said While I havetherethrongh, an adjusting screw applied to said body and adapted forengagement with minor details of construction may be resort;

said lacing vcord to secure the latter to said ed to without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the innof, saidadjusting screw and adapted for co- Having th des r ed t s in ention,operation with portions of said body to prewhat I claim is 2- i v v ventthe total disengagement of the screw 1. The combination with an articleof therefrom, manufacture and a lacing cord therefor; of In t timony asleeve-like body member applied to said signature in the article andadapted to receive said lacing cord therethrough, an adjusting screwapplied to said body member and adapted for engagement with said lacingcord to secure whereof Ihereunto 'aifix my presence of two witnesses.

4 JOEL T. DRESLER. Witnesses:

. Jno. R. Kn rs'rninl W. S., Jormsron.

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total. disengagement of the latter from the.

body, and means depending 'from'the head article adapted to receive saidlacing cord

